The Spell

★i★

Marleyse stands in Diagon Alley preparing for first year. Her parents Bradlucious and Mariannious are busy gathering her school materials. Her older sister Phallon leads her to Ollivanders to get her wand.

Ollivander greets Phallon, recognizing the two girls as the Melmer family.

"A fir wood, thirteen inch, Phoenix feather core with reasonably supply flexibility," Ollivander says holding the wand that chose her. "Just like your grandfather."

Marleyse wonders how he could remember that. She could barely remember what she had for breakfast.

"We have to go get you your companion," Phallon says.

"And I will not be getting a bat," Marleyse says grabbing her wand.

"Aw why not?"

"Because they're pathetic and useless."

"Pez has wings and is so cute and nice."

"You sound like a hufflepuff."

The girls bicker on as they make their way to get Marleyse a companion. She immediately picks out a baby ferret next to its siblings.

"And you called Pez pathetic and useless?" Phallon says. "C'mon, you might as well what get a rat."

"Yours looks like rat," Marleyse says.

"Pez at least has wings!"

Bradlucious walks into the shop with Mariannious. "Where have you two been?" He says sternly. "Hurry up. We have stuff to do."

Marleyse sighs before picking up the baby ferret.

"You can't be serious," Mariannious frowns down at her daughter. "I thought after one disappointment, you would choose something a little more... macabre looking."

Despite her parents disappointment weighing over top of her head, she chooses to ignore them and picks the ferret. Without even thinking about it, she immediately names him Cecil. 

They travel back home to their manor on Tenebris Shire. The Melmer family has owned the property through centuries, hence why it's a very dark and traditional looking castle. Behind the castle is acres of land filled with tall, dark trees and a labyrinth.

Marleyse's room is large with a big window illuminating the dark room. Her bed has black sheer draps surrounding black flower patterned sheets. On the walls are old crooked bookshelves filled to the brim with books and wizarding magic books her parents have made her study the past 11 years of her life.

Hogwarts tomorrow.

She's been envious of her sister for years and couldn't wait for her time to go to Hogwarts. The time has finally come.

Her worst fear is being sorted into anything other than a slytherin and being shunned by the family.

Her sister never quite had the potential their parents hoped from their kids. Phallon, deep down, belonged as a hufflepuf.

There was one person she knew she had to meet and one goal she vowed she would reach by the time she graduated. Tomorrow she would find a girl by the last name Reay.

Marleyse cleaned her shelves and spent the rest of the day going over potions to get ahead of her classes. Already, without knowing Severus, he was her favourite teacher. Phallon, however, hated him.